St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-14
Mr.. Lowry Tells the Board Of Public Works
Some Things That People Want
to Know.
Five Hundred Merry Dancers Join the Com
duotors in Their Fourth Annual
Ball.
preme Court Favors the Minne-
apolfs & st. Louis.
sossip in the Hotels--To- Nights
Mass NJ eeting--A Big Grist of
City News.
HERE ARE YOUR STREET CARS.
Nlr. Lowry and the Board of Public
Works Hold an lm portant Confer
ence---R umOrs of Mr. L0wry's
Withdrawal Unfounded.


KumOrs of Mr. LOwry's
Withdrawal Unfounded.
Thomas Lowry, president of tho Street
Railway company, had long open confer
ence with the board of public works yes
terday morning and thoroughly satisfied
that body that the company would fulfill
every promise it has made in the extension
and Improvement of its services. Mr..
Lowry assured the board that he still owned
large interests in the road, and that no
transfers of stock had been made to parties
other than those mentioned in the deal of
last fall, in which large block of the stock
was secured by prominent st. Paul men.
OF late, numerous residents of st. Paul have
been almost literally jumping on Mr..
Lowry for having withdrawn from the COM
pany and have paid him the high compli-
ment of kicking and opposing his system,
because of rumors that he was to pull away
from IT. The rumors on which these
kicks were founded were shown
yesterday to be without foundation.
Mr.. Lowry assured the board of public
works that his interest is the company was
not diminished, and his labors to give st.
Paul all that was desirable in the line of
street railway transportation was the same.
He said the fulillment of
ALL HIS AGREEMENTS
with the city was not only a question in
Volying his pocket but his integrity as a
gentleman.
IF we request you to put tracks and
necessary improvements OH certain streets,
will you do it?" asked a member Of the
board. 81
Mr. Lowry replied: 81 am in the position
Of the old woman who died. Somebody
asked her husband if she was resigned to
her fate. and he said. Why d-m it, she
had to be- And that is just my position
anything that you say goes"
1t was said that the board of public works
was prepared to contract for the paving of
\ number of streets on which the car
tracks are already laid, and it was
desired the street car company should work
in connection with the city contractors in
paving between its tracks. The board is
soon to let contracts for paving Tenth
street from Cedar to Rice; Rice, from Col
lege to Como avenue; Wabasha, from Col
Iege avenue to Rice; Dakota avenue and
connecting streets on the West side; La
fayette avenue and Locust street, from
Seventh to Collins; Jackson street, from
Ninth to Grove, and Oakland avenue, from
Ramsey to Summit. Mr.. Lowry agreed
that the company would take care. OF its
tracks, raise the grade and pave with gran
lite between the tracks and between the
rails, the work to be similar to that done on
Seventh street east of KittsOn last year.
Mr.. Lowry said he would waive the time
i'm which he has to build that line, and have
work commenced at once.
Mr.. Lowry further stated to the board
that the Selby avenue cable line would be
completed by the. 1st of September, and
possibly by the 1st of August, consider
able bonus being already offered for its
completion month ahead of the date.
If the sewer is built further out OH Selby
avenue this year he promised to extend the
cable out as far as St. Adams street. He
does not propose to do anything on Day
toms bluff except to build the Maria avenue
line, this season, but early next spring
promises to extend the Seventh street cable
line and probably the line on Third.Street
if the authorities will permit Some changes
ARE to be made
IN THE EXISTING LINES.
He will take up the track on the Uniyere
sts avenue line. which runs OH Igehart,
st. Peter and Martin streets. and will build
tracks and run that line directly up Waba-
avenue cable line is ready the Tenth street
The line that is to cross the
RobertQ street bridge is intended to
run out Rice street, from Tenth to Front.
On the West side this line will run on Dueas
street to Concord, and thence On Concord
to Bancroft. and will be in operation this
season. The other Sixth ward line, which
it was intended to run out Fairfield avenue
to Dakota, to Winifred and to Ohio streets,
Mr.. Lowry thinks will not be built this sea
son. He is of the opinion that the high
ground on Winifred street can be better
served when the new uptown bridge is
completed.
The practical supervision Of the construc-
taan and operation of the eonpany's lines
will, it is understood, be placed in the hands.
of a gentleman who has been connected
with the engineering department of.the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fee railroad. A
man of recognized ability. who will arrive
in St. Paul within fortnight. Mr.. Lowry,
although he will leav. for Europe at All
early date, will keep constantly advised of
the movements of the company and will see
that his orders are carried out.